China News Agency, Montreal, December 20th (Reporter Yu Ruidong) The second phase of the fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), with China as the presidency, was held on the 20th after completing various meeting agendas. Ends early morning in Montreal, Canada.

Facing the reporter, Huang Runqiu, Chairman of COP15 and Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, described the outcome document of this meeting as "historic".

On December 20, local time, in Montreal, Canada, at the last press conference of the second phase of the fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Huang Runqiu, Chairman of COP15 and Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (second from the right) ), United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program Anderson (third from right), Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change Gilber (first from right), and Cooper, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity held hands together to congratulate The meeting was a success.

The second phase of the COP15 meeting with China as the presidency ended in the early morning of the same day after completing various agendas.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yu Ruidong

  Huang Runqiu said at the last press conference of the meeting that the meeting has achieved historic success.

The meeting focused on the theme of "Ecological Civilization: Building a Community of Life on Earth", and successfully completed various meeting agendas; a high-level meeting was successfully held, and Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a video speech; nearly 40 parties and stakeholders announced a A series of major actions and commitments.

The meeting passed 62 decisions, especially the historic outcome document - "Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework" (referred to as the "Framework").

  He pointed out that this historic "framework" is an ambitious, balanced and pragmatic framework finally reached under the current situation, with the parties adhering to multilateralism and taking into account the concerns and demands of all parties and stakeholders. A comprehensive, effective, powerful and transformative package of solutions that can guide the collective efforts of all to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, put biodiversity on the path to recovery and benefit all human beings.

On December 20, local time, in Montreal, Canada, at the last press conference of the second phase of the fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Huang Runqiu, Chairman of COP15 and Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (middle) The outcome document of this meeting is described as "historic".

The second phase of the COP15 meeting with China as the presidency ended in the early morning of the same day after completing various agendas.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yu Ruidong

  He said that this "framework" has historically included the implementation path of DSI (Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources); this "framework" has historically decided to establish a "framework" fund; this "framework" has historically depicted the relationship between 2050 and nature. The vision of harmonious symbiosis.

  Huang Runqiu said that through this "framework", we can see unity and cooperation, and people work together to reverse the trend of biodiversity loss and embark on the road to recovery; we can see ambition and action, and people work together to build a community of life on earth; We can see hope and the future, live in harmony with nature, and leave a clean and beautiful world for future generations.

  Huang Runqiu said, "Xiongguan Road is as long as iron, and now we are starting to cross it from the beginning."

Reaching the "Framework" is the successful end of this conference, and it is also an exciting new starting point for global biodiversity governance.

As the chairman, he hopes that all the goals and commitments reached at this conference can stand the test of time and be fully implemented.

By the time of the global assessment in 2030, it is hoped that the ecological and natural environment will be better and the trend of biodiversity loss will be reversed as scheduled.

  He promised that in the next two years, with the support of the Bureau and the secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, he will continue to perform his duties as chairman, and work with parties and stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation of the Framework.

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